About this course

The Electrical Safety course provides participants with essential knowledge and skills to identify, assess, and mitigate electrical hazards in the workplace

Key components covered in the course typically include:

• Electrical Hazard Recognition: Understanding the potential hazards associated with electrical systems and equipment, including electric shock, arc flash, and arc blast, and learning how to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Electrical Safety Regulations: Familiarization with relevant safety regulations, standards, and codes governing electrical safety in the workplace, including OSHA regulations, NFPA 70E, and IEEE standards.
• Safe Work Practices: Training in safe work practices for working with electricity, including proper lockout/tagout procedures, de-energizing equipment, testing for voltage presence, and using insulated tools and personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Electrical Equipment Maintenance: Learning how to properly inspect, maintain, and repair electrical equipment to ensure safe operation and prevent electrical failures and malfunctions.
• Electrical Incident Response: Understanding emergency response procedures in the event of electrical incidents, including protocols for providing first aid, summoning emergency services, and controlling hazards to prevent further harm.
• Grounding and Bonding: Learning about grounding and bonding principles and techniques to ensure electrical systems are properly grounded and bonded to prevent electrical shock and fire hazards.
• Electrical Safety Training: Providing training to workers on electrical safety awareness, hazards, and procedures, including how to recognize and report unsafe conditions, and how to respond to electrical emergencies.

By completing the Electrical Safety course, participants gain the knowledge and skills necessary to work safely around electricity, reducing the risk of electrical accidents, injuries, and fatalities in the workplace. This training is essential for electricians, maintenance personnel, supervisors, and other workers involved in electrical work in various industries.